Preview — Animal Helpers
by Jennifer Keats Curtis

Animal Helpers: Wildlife Rehabilitators

Like humans, animals can get sick or hurt. People visit doctors. Pets see veterinarians. What happens to wild animals when they are injured, become ill, or are orphaned? Often, wildlife rehabilitators are called to their rescue. This photographic journal takes readers -behind the scenes- at four different wildlife rehabilitation centers. Fall in love with these backyard anLike humans, animals can get sick or hurt. People visit doctors. Pets see veterinarians. What happens to wild animals when they are injured, become ill, or are orphaned? Often, wildlife rehabilitators are called to their rescue. This photographic journal takes readers -behind the scenes- at four different wildlife rehabilitation centers. Fall in love with these backyard animals as they are nursed back to health and released back to the wild when possible. This is the first of a photographic series introducing the different ways and the many people who care for a wide variety of animals. Look for future Animal Helpers titles to include Zoo Keepers, Aquarists, Big Animal Rescuers, Marine Animal Rescuers, Conservationists, and Veterinarians....more

Community Reviews

Sometimes wild animals get sick or are injured or lose their caregivers. This short book, part of a projected Animal Helpers series, describes how humans often help wild animals, including baby opossums, raccoons, even an owl. By nursing them back to health without trying to tame them, they help them return to their natural habitats. The large, usually two-page photographs are touching and informative, and the small size of the babies is seen as they are fed; for instance, a catbird dines on halSometimes wild animals get sick or are injured or lose their caregivers. This short book, part of a projected Animal Helpers series, describes how humans often help wild animals, including baby opossums, raccoons, even an owl. By nursing them back to health without trying to tame them, they help them return to their natural habitats. The large, usually two-page photographs are touching and informative, and the small size of the babies is seen as they are fed; for instance, a catbird dines on half of a blueberry given to it with tweezers to mimic its mother's beak. The book contains four pages of learning activities to keep young readers busy and informed. I'll look forward to more titles in this series. ...more

What are experts who care for sick, hurt, or orphaned wild animals called? With the help of Victoria Campbell of the Wild Things Sanctuary in New York, Kim Johnson of the Drift Inn Wildlife Sanctuary in Texas, Miriam Moyer and Mary Birney of the White Flicker Wild Bird Rehabilitation Clinic of Pennsylvania, Kathy Woods of the Phoenix Wildlife Center in Maryland, and Randy Loftus of the U. S. Fish and Wildlife Service Chesapeake Bay Field Office, author Jennifer Keats Curtis takes the reader on aWhat are experts who care for sick, hurt, or orphaned wild animals called? With the help of Victoria Campbell of the Wild Things Sanctuary in New York, Kim Johnson of the Drift Inn Wildlife Sanctuary in Texas, Miriam Moyer and Mary Birney of the White Flicker Wild Bird Rehabilitation Clinic of Pennsylvania, Kathy Woods of the Phoenix Wildlife Center in Maryland, and Randy Loftus of the U. S. Fish and Wildlife Service Chesapeake Bay Field Office, author Jennifer Keats Curtis takes the reader on a “behind the scenes” tour of these four different centers where wildlife rehabilitators nurse wild animals back to health and release them into the wild if they can. Like people, animals get sick or hurt. You take your pet to the veterinarian, but what happens when wild animals are injured, ill, or orphaned?

Full-paged color photographs accompany the simple text which explains how wildlife rehabilitators rescue animals that have been injured or trapped, make safe shelters for them, care for them, feed them, give them medicine, even do surgery on them when necessary, then release them back into the wild whenever possible, and also teach people the best way to help wild animals in need. The book includes four pages of “For Creative Minds” learning activities, with more free activities online at the publisher’s website. Kids love to read about and look at pictures of animals. They can surely benefit from the information in Animal Helpers: Wildlife Rehabilitators. Remember that wild animals aren’t pets but require specialized treatment. Maybe someday you might even want to become a wildlife rehabilitator!...more

This photographic journal takes us behind the scenes in the day of a wildlife rehabilitator.

Rehabilitators feed and care for orphaned, sick, or injured wildlife. They also teach people about the rescued animals at wildlife centers. Teaching them about the specific animal as well as what to do if they find a hurt animal in the wild.

The desire is to return the animal to it's native environment. The photos in this book are just gorgeous, from owls, opossums, birds, fawn and more.

This is a fantastiThis photographic journal takes us behind the scenes in the day of a wildlife rehabilitator.

Rehabilitators feed and care for orphaned, sick, or injured wildlife. They also teach people about the rescued animals at wildlife centers. Teaching them about the specific animal as well as what to do if they find a hurt animal in the wild.

The desire is to return the animal to it's native environment. The photos in this book are just gorgeous, from owls, opossums, birds, fawn and more.

This is a fantastic book for young people to explore wildlife and careers associated with them. Geared for preschool to third grade. Very easy reading, but informational as well.

The back of the book contains a section on Creative Minds: Compare and Contrast vets and rehabilitators. They also have some great true and false questions to get the reader thinking more deeply. ...more

My Review: When wildlife animals become orphaned and injured, it is the job of the rehabilitators to care for them. In this book the photographic images will show how they care, feed and nurse them back to health. They use a special milk to feed young mammals like raccoon and use beak like tweezers to feed some birds. The rehabilitators also return animals back to their native environments.

The last few pages of the book compare and contrast rehabilitators and veterinarians, tell if animals areMy Review: When wildlife animals become orphaned and injured, it is the job of the rehabilitators to care for them. In this book the photographic images will show how they care, feed and nurse them back to health. They use a special milk to feed young mammals like raccoon and use beak like tweezers to feed some birds. The rehabilitators also return animals back to their native environments.

The last few pages of the book compare and contrast rehabilitators and veterinarians, tell if animals are orphaned or just left alone? Take part in the teaching activities on questions and answers, interactive quizzes and more.

I really liked seeing this book about what wildlife rehabilitators do; I volunteered at a wildlife rehabilitation center in the Houston area in high school, and it was the most interesting job I've ever had. This book talks about what rehabilitators try to do, and how, and why it's important. The photographs show a lot of different animals being helped in a wide variety of ways, and also show the other things that rehabilitators do, such as teach others about wildlife rescue and conservation. II really liked seeing this book about what wildlife rehabilitators do; I volunteered at a wildlife rehabilitation center in the Houston area in high school, and it was the most interesting job I've ever had. This book talks about what rehabilitators try to do, and how, and why it's important. The photographs show a lot of different animals being helped in a wide variety of ways, and also show the other things that rehabilitators do, such as teach others about wildlife rescue and conservation. I think this book gives a really great overview for kids who might be interested in working with animals some day....more

This book will be high interest to students who love animals. Outlines in the back how to recognized animals who were "orphaned" or "just left alone". Also a Compare/contrast in the back of the book between rehabilitators and veterinarians

Large color photos will catch the attention of youngsters and adults alike. This is a very simple introduction to wildlife rehab work. This would be an excellent addition to a humane education curriculum.